Soil Texture and Triangle

What is soil texture?

• Relative proportions of sand, silt and clay in soil

• Sand, silt and clay

• Gritty, silky, sticky

• Drainage, nutrient holding, aeration, erosion

What would a gritty soil texture indicate?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

What would a sticky soil texture indicate?

What would a silky soil texture indicate?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

What are the sizes of soil particles?

• Sand (largest), clay (medium), silt (smallest)

• Silt (largest), sand (medium), clay (smallest)

• Sand (largest), silt (medium), clay (smallest)

• Clay (largest), sand (medium), silt (smallest)

What soil particle provides rapid drainage, struggles with nutrients, good aeration and is prone to wind/water erosion?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

What soil particle has moderate drainage, moderate to high nutrient holding capacity, poor aeration and is prone to wind/water erosion?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

What soil particle has poor drainage, high nutrient holding capacity, poor aeration and is less prone to wind/water erosion?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

What soil texture would I have if there was 15% sand, 80% clay and 5% silt?

• Clay

• Loam

• Sandy Clay

• Clay Loam

What type of soil texture would I have if I had 60% sand, 15% silt and 25% clay?

• Sandy Clay Loam

• Sandy Loam

• Clay Loam

• Loamy Sand